ABCs of Motherhood

ABCS of Motherhood BABIES BY THE NUMBERS IN THE 2 BILLION moms WORLD 82.5 million moms in the United States alone! THE AVERAGE AGE OF WOMEN GIVING birth in 1970 in 2008 21.4 25.4 most COMMON days to be born least COMMON day to be born most COMMON months to be born JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER (16 MONDAY TUESDAY SUNDAY the 16 of September is the most common date 1 altry 30 The average weight of a in the FIRST 2YEARS NEWBORN babies is born 7. pounds is about A TWIN of a baby's life, it will go through about 7,300 DIAPERS in the 1700s around babies are born every SECOND the average number of children a family had was between Today on average, modern moms have 7 & 10 2 children the odds of a woman delivering 80% Adults have TRIPLETS is about 206 BONES. of babies While babies are born with 1 in 540 are born with some kind of BIRTHMARK 300 VERMONT CALIFORNIA has the has the greatest number femest number BIRTHS BIRTHS FOLLOWED BY: FOLLOWED BY: NY WY ND Most Popular Baby Names for 2012 Sophia Emma Aiden Jackson mommy Sources: ViaCord Blog: "Mom, with love: ViaCord Celebrates Mothers Day NY Times: "How Common Is Your Birthday?" Livestrong.com: "Normal Height & Weight of Newborns" TIME: "And the Most Popular Names of 2012 Are." Multiples.about.com: "Twin and Multiple Birth Rate" Medic8.com: "Birthmarks" Howstuffworks.com: "Do Babies Have Kneecaps?" Statehealthfacts.org